Lord Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine

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Lord Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine;
For Thee all the pleasures of sin I resign;
My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou,
If ever I loved Thee, Lord Jesus, ’tis now.
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I love Thee, because Thou hast first loved me,
And purchased my pardon on Calvary’s tree;
I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;
If ever I loved Thee, Lord Jesus, ’tis now.
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I’ll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death,
And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath;
And say when the death-dew lies cold on my brow,
If ever I loved Thee, Lord Jesus, ’tis now.
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In ages eternal of endless delight
I’ll ever adore Thee in glory so bright;
I’ll sing with the glittering crown on my brow,
If ever I loved Thee, Lord Jesus, ’tis now.

The author was 16 when he wrote this hymn.

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Aug 5 2021
Cyril Melwin Matthews

Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India

It teaches me how to love God

Jun 11 2021
Becky

Middleburg, Florida, United States

My mom passed into glory mouthing the words to this song even though she had Alzheimer's and could no longer speak. I was playing hymns on my phone and singing this one to her and this was the song that ushered her home ❤🕊 Sweet, beautiful memory for me that always brings me to tears of gratefulness for God's great love and mercy.

Apr 16 2021
Laura

StL, MO, United States

Today is my birthday, and this is the song that God gave me as I woke up. What a beautiful reminder of all the God has done for me and all the gratefulness I have in my heart for the 50 years that I’ve known him. Blessings to all

Mar 3 2021
Ogbonna Anita Ifunanya

Nnewi, Anambra, Nigeria

I’ll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death,

And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath... Lord Jesus I love thee please dear Lord help me to trust you with all my heart.. in all circumstances or issues of life let me never doubt your love for me

Oct 15 2020
Peter Lott

Ebbw Vale, United Kingdom

Beautiful Hymn which brings back memories for me. My Father when he would sing would always say “And say should the death dew lie cold on my brow”. He believed, as do I, that when Christ comes the second time the dead in Christ will rise first then those who are alive and remain will be caught up to meet Him in the air. For those there will be no death dew lying cold on their brow.

Oct 10 2020
Bentil Favour

Kaduna, Nigeria

I will love thee in Life and till the End.....

This Hymn is so powerful

Draw me nearer to You Lord God.

May 31 2020
Babangida Iliya

Mubi, Adamawa, Nigeria

Wonderful song. So blessed by it.

Apr 28 2020
Akpan, Jonathan Sylvester

Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

I thank the good Lord who had given d idea to compose song like this to be a blessing to the spirit and as well d soul

I feel lifted in my soul n I have blessed day for listening to this hymn

Mar 29 2020
Yendu Morris

Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana

I first learnt this hymn when I was at the Mount Mary Teacher Training College in 2010. I've always loved it, but I never took the time to read about it's background and that of the composer. What a story! What a hymn! What a blessing to the world! As we get blessed by this soul soothing words of a humble work of genius, may God help us to also make our own share of contribution towards buiding the body of Christ. Amen!

Jan 29 2020
Arnold Sure

Nairobi, Kenya

Praise be to God our Father and the Lord Christ Jesus for this beautiful hymn that speaks to our souls.

Hymns, #544 says, "Lord Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine; / For Thee all the pleasures of sin I resign; / My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou, / If ever I loved Thee, Lord Jesus, 'tis now." The typical experience of new believers after they are saved is that they desire to be delivered from their sinful living because of their love for the Lord. A sister may pray, "Lord, thank You for cleansing me with Your precious blood, and thank You that the Holy Spirit has entered into me. From now on I will be more patient with my husband and will no longer lose my temper with him," However, this kind of prayer does not work. After she prays, this sister may still lose her temper and may even become worse. Some believers who have had such an experience may begin to doubt the Lord Jesus, feeling that He is not real, because such prayers and vows do not work.

I wish to give an illustration of this kind of experience. About fifty years ago I lived in Chefoo. At that time not many families in that city had electric lights; instead, most used kerosene lamps. A brother among us who specialized in installing electric lights told me that I needed electric lights and offered to install them for me. However, the evening after he installed the electric lights, I still asked my children to bring matches to light the lamps, because after decades of using kerosene lamps I was not yet accustomed to turning on electric lights. As soon as they heard me asking for matches, they broke out into laughter, saying, "We already have electric lights installed in the house. Why do we need to light the kerosene lamps!" I was reminded then to use the switch, and the lights turned on. Twenty-five years ago when I visited different places in the United States to minister, I often took hospitality in the saints' homes. In some homes the rooms in which I stayed had electric lights, but I was unable to turn them on because the switches were hidden from view.

The salvation that we received at our regeneration may be likened to electric lights. Before we received salvation, it was as if we had no ''electric lights" installed and were still using "kerosene lamps." After we received salvation, the "electric lights" were installed, yet we were still not accustomed to "switching on the lights." Thus, we did not know how to apply the salvation that we had received. The fact that the Lord Jesus was crucified for us may be easy to understand, but the fact that He became the Spirit to dwell in us may be abstract. Some believers may wonder how the great Savior can dwell in man who is small. However, this is the word of the Bible (John 14:17; 1 Cor. 3:16). The Gospel of John records that after the Lord resurrected, He came to the disciples and breathed into them, saying, "Receive the Holy Spirit" (20:22). This indicates that the Lord be-came the Spirit and that the Spirit is the Lord's breath (1 Cor. 15:45b; 2 Cor. 3:17). The disciples' receiving the Spirit may be compared to our breathing in air. Whether sitting or standing, we are always breathing, and our breathing refreshes us. After we believed in the Lord, we had not only peace and joy but also the feeling of being refreshed. Although we may not have shouted excitedly, we nevertheless felt inwardly refreshed because the Lord as air entered into us.

As saved ones, we have the Lord's precious blood and the Holy Spirit, both of which are effective. We love the Lord and desire to please Him, but we often unintentionally fail. For instance, when a saint speaks a word contrary to our opinion, we may feel offended and lose our temper. After believing in the Lord, our inner being was refreshed, but today we may no longer feel refreshed, because we may have often failed and lost our temper. Whenever we fail, we need to heed 1 John 1: 9, which says, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness." This refers to the efficacy of Christ's precious blood. His blood not only cleanses us from our sins but also purifies our con-science (Heb. 10:22). Whenever we sin, our conscience becomes un-clean. However, when our conscience is cleansed by the blood, we can have fellowship with God and with our fellow believers (1 John 1:6-7). Moreover, the Holy Spirit within us supplies us continually. If we are willing to remain in the death of the Lord Jesus, the Holy Spirit will be able to apply the effectiveness of His death to us. When we deny ourselves, we afford the Holy Spirit within us an opportunity to supply life to us. When He supplies us, we can bear the unbearable and do the impossible. Although I sometimes feel powerless to speak for the Lord, the Holy Spirit supplies me within so that I am empowered to speak.

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Experience of Christ
Love for Him
William Ralph Featherstone (1846-1873)
Adoniram Judson Gordon (1836-1895)
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